Variables in hyperlink causing line breaks

[Guest]

Hi,

RoboHelp 8.0.2 - Win XP.

A colleague has created a sentence on a page, dropped two variables into the middle and then converted the sentence to a hyperlink which jumps to an link lower down the screen.

When previewed the sentence looks fine but when generated the sentence breaks across three lines where the variables start.

She's done the same thing on other pages and it looks fine when generated. What could be wrong with this page? I've checked the HTML and it looks the same as other pages to me.

Any help appreciated.

Nick.

[Peter Grainge]

You say same thing on other pages but does that extend to same variables?

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[RoboColum_n_]

Is there something different about the topic, variable, bookmark or link. What happens if this topic is imported into a new project? Does it still behave like this? If we are talking about WebHelp output, does the same happen in different browsers?

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Colum McAndrew

[Guest]

Hi

Thanks chaps. It's a WebHelp output.

I've just tried to isolate the problem. I created a new page, repeated the process to put the hyperlink in and the problem still occured so it seems to be with the variable. I deleted the variable and re-created it and the sentence is no longer broken.

Wonder why the variable created the page break?

Anyway shall spend no longer worrying about it and put the experience down to RoboHelps ability to start acting weird when a deadline approaches (As all other software packages I touch seem to do).

Thanks for your time.

Nick.

[RoboColum_n_]

I tend to find that with me the problem is this...

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The RoboColum(n)

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Colum McAndrew

[Guest]

Ha, like it. A twist on RTFM!

Wonder if I can incorporate that message in my online help?

[Captiv8r]

Hi there

Just a speculation as to the why. Remember, RoboHelp 8 ushered in a cool new ability to format Variables so that they could be Hyperlinks and have other formatting.

Perhaps the variable was inadvertently edited so that it contained a line break.

Cheers... Rick

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[Guest]

Yeah I thought that too - but checked the HTML and there was no formatting at all.

Wonder if anyone uses formatted variables? When would you use them?

Nick.

[Captiv8r]

Hi Nick

Here are some use cases.

When I facilitate a RoboHelp class, I usually recommend the following variables as a beginning.

Company Name

Company Acronym

Company URL

Perhaps you have a mandate that any time the Comany Name is used, it must appear in a specific font and in a specific color. (I used to work for a company where that was the case!) In this case you could format the company name as needed right from inside the Variable area.

Perhaps you want the Company URL to be clickable to actually visit the URL. In this case you could format the URL and options as needed right from inside the Variable area.

I'm sure there are other use cases as well.

Cheers... Rick

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